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Freedman: 2025 has proved to be a very decent year in housing overall
CNBC Television· 2025-12-09 12:41
All right, here's the question the audience wants to know this morning. I'm looking at mortgage rates for the 30 years, 6.36%. Does a Fed rate cut, does it finally bring the rates lower.Because we've seen cuts and the rates have actually moved higher. >> You know, I think people are expecting this cut. This will be the third one this year and I don't think it's going to make a dramatic difference.Could it eventually help a little bit, but it's not going to be anything substantial. So, I don't think it's any ...
FTC sues Zillow and Redfin alleging the companies stunted multifamily rental ad competition
CNBC Television· 2025-09-30 19:56
Legal & Regulatory - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Zillow and Redfin over an alleged unlawful agreement [1] - The FTC alleges the agreement eliminates Redfin as a competitor in the market for advertising rental homes on internet listing services (ILS) [1] - The FTC previously targeted apartment landlords, including Greystar, for alleged motives to maintain certain pricing levels [4] Business Agreement - Zillow and Redfin allegedly entered an illegal agreement in February of this year [3] - Redfin allegedly agreed to dismantle its ILS advertising market for multifamily rental properties in exchange for $100 million and other compensation from Zillow [3] - Redfin allegedly agreed to end contracts with advertising customers and help Zillow take over that business [3] Market Impact - Zillow's stock is down 4% following the announcement [4] - Redfin and Zillow operate two of the largest rental ILS networks by traffic and revenue, including sites like Zillow Rentals, Rentcom, and Apartmentguidecom [2]